Phone bans, first popular in schools, are now spreading to workplaces across all sectors
US troop withdrawal from Germany would be ‘foolish’, expert says
U.S. President Donald Trump has again threatened to pull American troops out of Germany, a key NATO ally. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Dafydd Townley, Teaching Fellow in US politics and international security at the University of Portsmouth, s…
U.S. optimistic the blockade will force Iran to reopen Hormuz
U.S. officials on Thursday insisted that the economic pressure from the Navy’s blockade of Iranian ports will force Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, relieving the global economic pressure that has spiked energy prices over the past two months.
Filing: Meta says it might be forced to withdraw its apps from New Mexico if a judge orders it to adopt the state’s proposed safety features (Thomas Barrabi/New York Post)
Thomas Barrabi / New York Post:
Filing: Meta says it might be forced to withdraw its apps from New Mexico if a judge orders it to adopt the state’s proposed safety features — Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is threatening a total shutdown of…
Royal Caribbean shares rise as better-than-expected earnings overshadow outlook cut
Middle East war and fuel costs lead to reduction in earnings guidance
Royal Caribbean shares rise as earnings beat overshadows outlook cut
Middle East war and fuel costs lead to reduction in earnings guidance
‘A new chapter’: first commercial fight from US since 2019 lands in Venezuela
Four months after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, officials hail repairing of ties as airliner touches down in CaracasUS and Venezuelan officials have hailed a new era in diplomatic relations as the first direct commercial flight between the two countrie…
Iran confirmed to play at World Cup according to FIFA chief Infantino
Iran’s place at the US cohosted 2026 event has been in doubt since the US-Israeli war on their country.
Google is rolling out Gemini to cars that have Google built-in, replacing Google Assistant, starting with English in the US (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google is rolling out Gemini to cars that have Google built-in, replacing Google Assistant, starting with English in the US — The current Google Assistant is being replaced with a smarter, more c…
Argentine workers mark May Day with protests over Milei’s labor-law overhaul
Argentine workers protested in the capital of Buenos Aires on Thursday, as annual May Day demonstrations in the South American nation coincided with smoldering anger over President Javier Milei’s recent overhaul of long-robust labor protections.